CYCLOPEAN

cyclopean

(adjective) of or relating to or resembling the Cyclops; “Cyclopean eye”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

cyclopean (comparative more cyclopean, superlative most cyclopean)

Suggestive of a cyclops.

(masonry) Fitted together of huge irregular stones.

Massive in stature.

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Etymology

Adjective

Cyclopean (comparative more Cyclopean, superlative most Cyclopean)

Suggestive of a Cyclops.

(architecture) Of a style of ancient masonry where walls are fitted together of huge irregular stones; ancient and roughly composed.

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Source: Wiktionary


Cy`clo*pe"an (s`kl-p"an), a. Etym: [L. Cyclopeus, Gr. cyclopeen.]

Definition: Pertaining to the Cyclops; characteristic of the Cyclops; huge; gigantic; vast and rough; massive; as, Cyclopean labors; Cyclopean architecture.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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